On Tuesday, October 16, 2114, Exalted Flamer Bearer Franz Draco, head of the Keepers of the Flame, declared war on the Curators in an effort to seize valuable technology. This aggressive act ended several decades of a tenuous peace between the two groups, and was thought to be a sudden power grab intended to see off the challenge of a possible successor to the Keepers' highest position.
The war's name stems from a practice among Keepers and Curators when crossing paths in the Greater Rivertown Area. Both parties would mutually show their palms (an "open hand") to show they carried no weapons or hidden technology. With Draco's declaration, Keepers and Curators regarded the other as enemies, and the pacifist gesture of an open hand closed into a fist, hence the name of the conflict.
The war's name stems from a practice among Keepers and Curators when crossing paths in the Greater Rivertown Area. Both parties would mutually show their palms (an "open hand") to show they carried no weapons or hidden technology. With Draco's declaration, Keepers and Curators regarded the other as enemies, and the pacifist gesture of an open hand closed into a fist, hence the name of the conflict.